Green-Beckham glad to be back in the game

Hillcrest senior back after cancer scare

12:22 AM,
Oct. 6, 2013

Above: Darnell Green-Beckham, left, celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Kickapoo on Thursday night. Green-Beckham is less than three years removed from a cancer diagnosis, and now stars for Hillcrest. At left: Green-Beckham on the sidelines during a game in October of 2011, unable to play due to his illness.

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It seems long ago, but there was a time that living in his brother's massive shadow was thought to be the biggest challenge facing Darnell Green-Beckham.

If only it were that simple.

During his freshman year, while brother Dorial was rated the nation's top high school football recruit and was coveted by every relevant program in the country, Darnell was carving out his own niche. In the fall of 2010 for Hillcrest High School, he made 16 catches for 224 yards and two touchdowns while Dorial hunted down national career records. ...